IBPS Clerk: English Jumbo Quiz

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answers the questions that follow. 
Mention a rock garden to Indians and, in response, they may ask you how to grow rocks, and why you would want to do so. Actually, a rock garden (also known as an alpine garden) contains not only rocks but also flowers that grow in mountainous regions. The flowers are planted in a bed of rocks, hence the name. Rock gardens are believed to have originated in China and Japan; they were introduced to the West in the seventeenth century. The popularity of rock gardens has increased dramatically since then, and today there are numerous international rock garden societies with thousands of members. One aspect of the appeal of rock gardens is that they provide gardeners the opportunity to cultivate beautiful plants in growing conditions that are less than ideal. For example, a gardener would be unable to raise many traditional garden plants, since they cannot survive such conditions. In contrast, alpine plants such as gentians, edelweiss, stonecrops, and saxifrages, as well as rockrose, columbine, phlox, and bluebell, not only survive but also thrive in these conditions because their native soils have characteristics similar to those of mountainous regions.
In order to plant a rock garden, a gardener must start with rocks, ensuring that they are arranged in a manner that is both beautiful and conducive to plant growth. If the ground is already rocky, the gardener only needs to rearrange the rocks into a growing area. In order to avoid uninspired placements that work against the beauty of the garden, the gardener should draw up plans for his or her rock garden before he or she begins the work. In addition, the rocks must be planted deeply into the soil – in some cases, half or more of a rock should be buried - so that they are stable and cannot be dislodged easily, which would upset the plants. Gardeners whose plots lack a sufficient number or the proper kind of rocks can buy them from local nurseries. Rocks native to a gardener’s region work best and are usually readily available and inexpensive. Limestone is a good choice because water and air are admitted into its pores. Some sturdy alpine plants even have roots strong enough to push through limestone’s porous surface and become firmly established in the rock. Limestone is also characterized by nooks and crannies that provide opportunities for the gardener to plant moss and lichens. The gardener and aesthetically pleasing rocks and plants together, and not the beauty of the plants alone, make a rock garden succeed. In this respect, rock gardens differ from traditional gardens, which focus on plants and do not take the beauty of the medium in which flowers are planted into consideration.
Once the rocks have been selected and put in place, a gardener can plant the flowers. H. Lincoln Foster, a famous American rock gardener, said that the reason rock gardeners go through the trouble and heavy lifting required to create a rock bed is that the plants that thrive in rock gardens “are among….the easiest and most abundantly flowering garden plants.”  However, since rock gardens are more exposed to the elements than are flatbeds, they need more protection. Rock garden devotees consider the time it requires to care for and maintain their gardens well spent since the flowers and the rocks together provide such beauty and delight.

Direction: A sentence with a blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Direction: In each question, a sentence with four words printed in bold is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5), i.e., ‘All correct’, as your answer.

Direction: In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.

Direction: In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.

Direction: In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.

Direction: In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.